touchstones

英 [ˈtʌtʃstəʊnz]

美 [ˈtʌtʃˌstoʊnz]

n.  试金石; 检验标准
touchstone的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 试金石;验证手段;检验标准
  If you use one thing as atouchstoneof another, you use it as a test or standard by which you judge the second thing.
  1. Job security has become the touchstone of a good job for many employees.
     工作稳定性已成为很多员工衡量一份工作好坏的标准。

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